Paul Otiende Amollo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: I also agree that there are a lot of pending Members’ Bills and Motions that we need to consider. So, reserving that for Thursday morning is actually quite apt. Speaking about the COVID-19 trends, it does appear to me that while ordinarily we should aspire for the curve to be flattening, ours appears to be falling. I think our falling curve in ordinary parlance is supposed to be a good thing. While many might question whether that is legitimate or not, I think the ultimate test of whether it is legitimate or not is a rise in COVID-19 deaths. We ... view
• 8 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: you do not feel like you are part of the National Assembly. Perhaps if we were up there or in here with reduced distances, we could still contain this issue. Lastly is on the observations by Hon. (Dr.) Wamalwa, which I think are quite apt. It is true there are certain issues we need to confront seriously and soon. Hon. Speaker, you have spoken to that. It is true we need to look at certain Bills and Motions. First, we need to look at Bills and Motions that relate to the constitution of the electoral body. Secondly, we need to ... view
• 8 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this amendment Bill. I have looked at the content of the Health Act 2017 especially Section 79 and I realised that this amendment tallies and falls on or not falls within. First of all, this amendment deals with what is called medical referrals or medical tourism. I noticed that Kenya is what I would call a net exporter and a net importer. A net exporter to the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 8 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: extent that, at least, 10,000 Kenyans seek medical referral outside annually, about 96 per cent of whom seek it in India at a cost of about Kshs1.5 billion. From my research, this covers cancer, surgery and cardiovascular diseases. But Kenya is a net importer in the sense that a lot of people who are unwell within the East and Central Africa region find it convenient to come to Kenya for referral for medical treatment. It appears to me that we must do two things. First, we must make sure we improve on qualities internally so much so that we can ... view
• 8 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: I believe it is quite hard to adopt this amendment because it is not out there in the air, it gives the responsibility to a Cabinet Secretary, but it says the Cabinet Secretary will also consult with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) and the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and it has been shown that in most of the referrals, a lot of the expenses are paid by the NHIF to the extent of 88 per cent. So, this consultation, with the board and the NHIF becomes quite important. view
• 8 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support. Thank you. view
• 12 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 12 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise on Standing Order 1 on a procedural matter. I only raise it now because it is related to what Hon. (Prof.) Oduol raised. I would like your guidance on this matter because it is very important. view
• 12 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: Yes. view
• 12 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, this relates to the notification of Members whenever a Question they have asked is to be responded to. The guidance so far was that the Chairs are encouraged to let those Members know. I wanted to invite you to give us guidance because there are some Questions which not only the Member who asked is interested in but many more Members would want to contribute to. The essence of this is that we are on e-platform. It is quite important that at least there is a notification in our e-platform when responses to Questions are due to ... view